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20 Iwayini lisinyefuli,+ utjwala benza umuntu angalawuleki;+
Nanyana ngubani ophambukiswa ngilo akakahlakaniphi.+
2 Ukuthusa kwekosi kunjengokubhodla kwebhubezi;+
Nanyana ngubani ovusa ilaka layo ufaka ukuphila kwakhe engozini.+
5 Imicabango esehliziyweni yomuntu injengokuzika kwamanzi,
Kodwana umuntu onelemuko uyikhuphela ngaphandle.
6 Abantu abanengi bathi banethando elithembekileko,
Kodwana ngubani ongafumana umuntu othembekileko?
7 Umuntu olungileko ukhamba ngokuthembeka.+
Bayathaba abantwabakhe abamlandelako.+
10 Ubudisi obungakathembeki neenlinganiso ezimamala,
Kokubili kuyanyenyisa kuJehova.+
12 Indlebe ezwako nelihlo elibonako,
Kokubili kwenziwe nguJehova.+
13 Ungabuthandi ubuthongo, uzokutlhaga.+
Vula amehlwakho begodu uzokwaneliswa ngoburotho bakho.+
14 Umthengi uthi: “Into le yimbi, yimbi!”
Ngemva kwalokho akhambe, azikhakhazise ngalokho akuthengileko.+
16 Thatha isambatho somuntu nange abhadela isikolodo somuntu angamaziko;+
Thatha okuthileko kuye kube sibambiso nange enzela umfazi ovela kwenye inarha.+
17 Uburotho obufunyenwe ngokukhohlisa bumnandi emuntwini,
Kodwana ngemva kwalokho, umlomakhe uzokuzala ihlabathi.+
19 Umrhwayeli ukhamba akhuluma ikulumo eyifihlo;+
Ungazihlanganisi nomuntu othanda ukuhleba.
20 Nanyana ngubani oqalekisa uyise nonina,
Isibani sakhe sizokucinywa nakuba mnyama.+
21 Ilifa elifunyanwa ekuthomeni ngokuba marhamaru
Angekhe libe sibusiso ekugcineni.+
22 Ungathi: “Ngizokubuyisela okumbi!”+
Thembela kuJehova,+ yena uzokusindisa.+
23 Ubudisi obungakathembeki buyanyenyisa kuJehova,
Neenlinganiso ezikhohlisako azikalungi.
24 Amagadango womuntu anqotjhiswa nguJehova;+
Umuntu angayizwisisa njani indlelakhe?
25 Kusithiyo emuntwini ukurhuwelela arhabile athi, “Kucwengile!”+
Begodu acabangisise ngalokho akufungileko ngemva kwesikhathi.+
26 Njengalokha amakhasi ahlukaniswa neenthoro+
Ikosi ehlakaniphileko izobahlukanisa njalo abakhohlakeleko.+
27 Umphefumulo womuntu usibani sakaJehova,
Uhlolisisa ingaphakathi lomuntu.
30 Imirhuzuko neenlonda kusisiza bona silise okumbi,+
Ukubetjhwa kuhlwengisa ingaphakathi lomuntu.